Interview with Skylar
It's fair to say that 'Misadventures' has gone down great with both your fans and your critics, so for you looking back now, how happy are you with what this record has done for you as a band, and also with how well it has been received? I'm probably the worst person to ask because I'm a super harsh critic of myself, and I know everyone in SG is super proud of this record. That being said, Bentley absolutely killed his drum parts and I dig the hell out of all the guitar parts Nate and Ben wrote. As far as that stuff goes, it's hard to even pick a favorite song. I'm stoked on the few guitar bits I added as well. As far as the lyrics, I'm on and off about how I feel about them. I dig most of the vocal melodies, pretty consistently stoked with how "Locked Out" turned out, but I think I could definitely do better next time. I just realized I'm not addressing the specific question, though. As far as what it's done for us as a band, I'd like to think it's separated us a bit from the whole pop-punk thing, honestly. I don't think a lot of people feel that way though. Two Year Plan, for example is pretty hooky, so I guess that makes sense. The record seems like it's been received well. When I hear good feedback about it, it generally comes from people appreciating the technical progression/maturation of the bands sound as a whole, so that's cool. The negative feedback I hear is generally something along the lines of, "it all blends together," and usually it seems like those people are listening primarily to pop-punk bands with accessible song structures. I'm not personally into that stuff, so I don't care about that feedback. I have read some negative criticism I agree with though.